Question: The breast water wheels are those in which the wheel runs partly by the weight of water and partly by the impulse of water. [A]. True [B]. False Answer: Option A Explanation: No answer description available for this question.
Question: A ship with jet propulsion draws water through inlet orifices at right angles to the direction of its motion. The propelling force of the jet is (where a = Area of the jet, Vr = Relative velocity of the…
Question: A jet of water is striking at the centre of a curved vane moving with a uniform velocity in the direction of jet. For the maximum efficiency, the vane velocity is __________ of the jet velocity [A]. one-half [B].…
Question: A jet of water enters and leaves a fixed curved vane tangentially. The force of the jet along normal to the vane is (where α and β = Inlet and outlet angles of the jet respectively) [A]. [B]. [C].…
Question: A jet of water enters and leaves a fixed curved vane tangentially. The force of jet along perpendicular to the vane is zero. [A]. True [B]. False Answer: Option B Explanation: No answer description available for this question.
The hydraulic turbines are also known as : ___________? A. steam turbinesB. water turbines C. combustion turbines D. Gas turbines
In a centrifugal pump casing, the flow of water leaving the impeller, is___________________? A. rectilinear flow B. radial flowC. free vortex motion D. forced vortex E. none of the above
For very high discharge at low pressure such as for flood control and irrigation applications, following type of pump is preferred_________________? A. centrifugalB. axial flow C. reciprocating D. mixed flow E. none of the above
High specific speed of a pump implies it is_____________________? A. centrifugal pump B. mixed flow pumpC. axial flow pump D. any one of the above E. none of the above
Low specific speed of turbine implies it is__________________? A. propeller turbine B. Francis turbineC. impulse turbine D. any one of the above E. none of the above